| Solnhofen Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian [1] [2] | |
| | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Usseltal Formation |
| Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Lithographic limestone [1] |
| Other | Slate, Dolomite, Flint |
| Location | |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Solnhofen |
| Facies map of the Solnhofen Archipelago of southern Germany | |
The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk is a collective term for multiple Late Jurassic lithographic limestones in southeastern Germany, which is famous for its well-preserved fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Tithonian). The paleoenvironment is also often referred to as the Solnhofen Archipelago. The Solnhofen Archipelago was located at the northern edge of the Tethys Ocean as part of a shallow epicontinental sea and is firmly a part of the Mediterranean realm. [3]
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimaeropsis [4] | C. paradoxa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Fragmentary cranial remains and one complete specimen [5] | Holotype destroyed in WW2 air raid [4] | |
| Ischyodus [5] | I. egertoni | Eichstätt, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Multiple complete specimens | ||
| Elasmodectes [5] | E. avitus | Eichstätt, Blumenberg, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple complete specimens | ||
| Chimaerotheca [4] | C. schernfeldensis | Schernfeld | Egg capsules of an unknown chimaera |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybodus (Egertonodus?) [5] | H. fraasi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete but poorly preserved specimen | ||
| Asteracanthus [5] | A. ornatissimus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Single almost complete specimen of a 2 meter long female | ||
| Strophodus [5] | S. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Articulated set of jaws and teeth |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synechodus [5] | S. ungeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete skeleton and isolated teeth | ||
| Paraorthacodus [5] | P. jurensis | Haunsfeld, Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Macrourogaleous [5] | M. hassei | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterodermus [5] | A. platypterus | Solnhofen, Kelheim, Blumenberg, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | Medium-sized asterodermid measuring up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in length | |
| Apolithabatis [6] | A. seioma | Painten | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | Large asterodermid measuring 120 centimetres (47 in) long with a heart-shaped disk | |
| Aellopobatis [7] | A. bavarica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | A large asterodermid reaching up to 170 centimetres (67 in) long, characterized by its exceptionally long rostrum | |
| Spathobatis [5] | S. bugesiacus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | All Solnhofen specimens referred to Spathobatis have been reassigned to the genus Aellopobatis . [7] | |
| Rajitheca [5] | R. sp. | Several specimens in private collections | Egg capsules of batomorphs |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paracestracion [5] | P. falcifer | Solnhofen? Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton, potentially more specimens | ||
| P. viohli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single incomplete skeleton | |||
| P. danieli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single incomplete skeleton | |||
| Heterodontus [5] | H. zitteli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Single complete skeleton lacking teeth, several other specimens may be referrable |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phorcynis [5] | P. catulina | Eichstätt, Zandt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several skeletons | ||
| Palaeorectolobus [5] | P. agomphius | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | One incomplete specimen |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavariscyllium [5] | B. tischlingeri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Palaeoscyllium [5] | P. formosum | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Scyliorhinotheca [5] | S. sp | egg capsule of a catshark |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaeocarcharias [5] | P. stromeri | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | One of the oldest known lamniiformes, though more reminiscent in appearance to modern carpet sharks |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crassodontidanus [5] | C. serratus | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated Teeth | A crassodontid | |
| Notidanoides [5] | N. muensteri | Eichstätt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation | Isolated teeth, one almost complete skeleton was presumably destroyed during WW2. Another incomplete skeleton of the genus is known from the Nusplingen limestone | Large crassodontid with a wide distribution, being also known from England, France and Russia | |
| Archaeogracilidens [8] | A. macer | Solnhofen, Mühlheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Isolated teeth and two fragmentary disarticulated skeletons | Orthacodid previously referred to by the genus "Sphenodus"; however, the holotype teeth designated for Sphenodus are undiagnostic, which is why a new genus was established for the remains from Solnhofen and Nusplingen. The species "S." nitidus is regarded as a synonym of A. macer |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudorhina [5] | P. acanthoderma | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | An angelshark reaching up to 140 cm in length. Occurrence of this taxon in the Solnhofen Archipelago is uncertain, all definitive representatives of this species come from the Nusplingen Limestone | ||
| P. alifera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | An angelshark reaching up to 60 cm in length |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protospinax [5] | P. annectans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens |
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. bucklandi [9] | Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete Specimens | |||
| C. solnhofensis [10] | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arduafrons [11] | A. prominoris | Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| Apomesodon [12] | A. comosus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| A. sp | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
E. gibbosus [13] | Blumenberg, Wintershof, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
G. circularis [13] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
G. hexagonus [13] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
M. verrucosus [13] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
M. heckeli [13] | ||||||
M. macropterus [13] | Kelheim | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Piranhamesodon [14] | P. pinnatomus [14] | Ettling | Singular partial skeleton | |||
P. elegans [13] | Eichstätt. Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
P. formosus [13] | ||||||
| P. bernardi [15] | Schamhaupten, Ettling, Painten | Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
| Turbomesodon [16] | T. relegans | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| Turboscinetes [15] | T. egertoni | Ettling | ||||
| Thiollierepycnodus [17] | T. wagneri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| " Lepidotes " [18] | "L." decoratus | |||||
| "L." intermedius | ||||||
| "L." oblongus | ||||||
| "L." pustulosus | ||||||
| "L." subovatus | ||||||
| "L." unguiculatus | ||||||
| Scheenstia [19] | S. maximus [19] | |||||
| S. decoratus | ||||||
| S. zappi [20] | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single almost complete specimen |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callipurbeckia | C. notopterus [19] | |||||
| Macrosemimimus [21] | M. fegerti | Ettling | Multiple complete specimens |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. oberndorferi [22] | Kelheim | Torleite Formation | Two incomplete specimens | |||
M. rostratus [22] | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
| M. fourneti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | One complete specimen | |||
N. decoratus [22] | ||||||
N. denticulatus | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Painten, Brunn, Ettling? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Dozens of complete specimens | |||
| Palaeomacrosemius [23] | P. thiollieri | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
P. elongatus [22] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
P. microstomus [22] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
E. beatae [22] | ||||||
| Voelklichthys [24] | V. comitatus | Painten | Torleite Formation | Singular specimen |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. latus [25] | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainia [26] | A. agassizi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | |||
| Altmuehlfuro [27] | A. boomerang | |||||
| Brachyichthys [28] | B. radiato-puncatus | |||||
| B. typicus | ||||||
I. cyprinoides [28] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| I. desori | Zandt | Torleite Formation | ||||
I. esocinus [28] | ||||||
I. münsteri [28] | ||||||
I. striatissimus [28] | ||||||
| "Furo" [29] | "F." angustus | Solnhofen, Schamhaupten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| "F." longiserratus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Kelheim, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| "F." latimanus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Ophiopsis [30] | O. muensteri | Kelheim, Brunn, Ettling | ||||
| Ophiopsiella [30] | O. attenuata | |||||
| O. breviceps | ||||||
| O. procera | ||||||
| Schernfeldfuro [29] | S. uweelleri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Zandtfuro [29] | Z. tischlingeri | Zandt | Torleite Formation | |||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblysemius [31] | A. bellicianus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| A. pachyurus | ||||||
| "A." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Caturus [31] | C. furcatus | Kelheim, Solnhofen, Ettling, Wattendorf? | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Several complete specimens | ||
| C. brevicostatus [32] | Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Several complete specimens | |||
| C. enkopicaudalis [33] | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Langenaltheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | Several complete specimens | Species of Caturus most prominently distinguished by the unique shape of its double emarginate caudal fin | | |
| "C." macrurus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." latus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." granulatus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| "C." ferox | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| " Furo" [34] | "F." microlepidotus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Strobilodus [31] | S. giganteus | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
| Liodesmus [28] | L. gracilis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Synonym of Caturus brevicostatus [32] | ||
| Nasrinotoudehichthys [32] | N. sprattiformis | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Lophiurus ? | L. minutus | |||||
| Amiopsis [28] | A. lepidota | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Solnhofenamia [28] | S. elongata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. laevissima [35] | Daiting, Painten | Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
P. pompecki [35] | ||||||
P. wagneri [35] | ||||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. titanius [36] | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
H. insignis [36] | Obereichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
H. macrodon [36] | ||||||
| Leedsichthys ? | L. sp | |||||
O. cornutus [36] | Birkhof, Blumenberg, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| O. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | ||||
| O. teyleri? | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
P. retrodorsalis [37] | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Pachycormidae | Indeterminate | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | Giant skull fragment of a presumably 4 meter long pachycormid | ||
S. longimanus [36] | Eichstätt, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
S. depressus [36] | Blumenberg, Schernfeld, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Simocormus [38] | S. macrolepidotus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. acutirostris [39] | Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| A. ornatissimus | ||||||
| A. sanzenbacheri | Ettling, Painten? | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Belonostomus [39] | B. kochi | Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation? | |||
B. muensteri [39] | Daiting, Mühlheim, Solnhofen, Langenaltheim, Zandt, Schamhaupten | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
B. tenuirostris [39] | Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| B. speciosus | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| B. spyraenoides | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indeterminate. [40] | ||||||
E. speciosus [40] | Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
P. micronyx [40] | ||||||
P. ovatus [40] | Ettling | |||||
| "Pholidophorus" [40] | ||||||
"P." armatus [40] | ||||||
"P." diagonalis [40] | ||||||
"P." falcifer [40] | ||||||
"P." microps [40] | ||||||
"P." sculptus [40] | ||||||
| "P." latimanus | ||||||
| "P." latus | ||||||
| "P." longiserratus | ||||||
| "P." smilis | ||||||
| Siemensichthys [41] | S. macrocephalus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| S. siemensi | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavarichthys | B. incognitus | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | Single complete skeleton | The oldest record of a crossognathiform in Europe |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. mesogaster [42] | ||||||
A. salmoneus [42] | Eichstätt, Painten, brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| Ascalabothrissops [43] | A. voelkli | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | |||
P. propterus [42] | Kelheim, Zandt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
T. formosus [42] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Ettling, Brunn | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | ||||
T. subovatus [42] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| T. ettlingensis [44] | Ettling | Altmühltal Formation? | ||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaethalion [45] | "A." angustissimus | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| A. angustus | Langenaltheim, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| A. knorri | ||||||
| A. subovatus | ||||||
| A. zapporum | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Daitingichthys [45] | D. tischlingeri | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
| Eichstaettia [45] | E. mayri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Elopsomolos [43] | E. frickhingeri | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| E. sp 1 | ||||||
| E. sp 2 | ||||||
| E. sp 3 |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascalabos [46] | A. voithii | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Tischlingerichthys [47] | T. viohli | |||||
| Tharsis [48] | T. dubius | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | |||
| T. elleri | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| T. sp | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Ebertichthys [46] | E. ettlingensis | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | |||
L. haerteisi [49] | Zandt, Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | ||||
L. sprattiformis [49] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Kelheim, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Multiple Mass mortality plates of this species are known. It represents the most common vertebrate of the Solnhofen limestone. | |||
O. hoelli [49] | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | ||||
O. leichi [49] | Ettling | Torleite Formation? | ||||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. bavaricum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| C. gigas | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| C. suevicum | ||||||
| C. nudum | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Libys [50] | L. polypterus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| L. superbus | Zandt | Torleite Formation | ||||
| Undina [50] | U. acutidens | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| U. penicillata | Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| Macropoma [50] | M. willemoesi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Name | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. brevipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Small Lepidosaur thought to be close to the base of Geckota [51] | |||
B. macrodactylus | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
E. schroederi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Limnoscansor | L. digitatellus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | |||
| Palaeolacerta [51] | P. bavarica | |||||
| Schoenesmahl [51] | S. dyspepsia | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | Bavariasaurid lizard that was found in the stomach of the Compsognathus Holotype [51] | ||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. maximillioni | Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| Kallimodon | K. pulchellus | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Sapheosauridae | ||
| Oenosaurus | O. muehlheimensis | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Rhynchocephalian with dentition unique among tetrapods [52] | ||
| Piocormus | P. laticeps | Painten? | Torleite Formation | |||
P. goldfussi | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Acrosaurus frischmanni is a possible junior synonym [53] | |||
| Sapheosaurus | S. laticeps | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Large sapheosaurid reaching 70 cm in length, it may be semi-aquatic | ||
| Sphenodraco [54] | S. scandentis | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | Nearly complete skeleton preserved on a slab and counterslab, housed in two separate institutions | Possibly the first known arboreal rhynchocephalian | |
| Sphenofontis [26] | S. velserae | Brunn | Torleite Formation | |||
| Vadasaurus | V. herzogi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Rhynchocephalian close to the base of Pleurosauridae [55] |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. leptospondylus | Eichstätt, Solnhofen [57] | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| A. sp [58] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
| Ichthyosauria | Indeterminate | Painten | Torleite Formation | |||
" Ichthyosaurus " | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Nomen dubium . Known only from isolated teeth. | |||
| Nannopterygius ? | N. sp | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achelonia [59] | A. formosa | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
C. temnospondyla | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
E. wagleri | Solnhofen, Kelheim, Painten, Wattendorf | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
I. fitzingeri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
P. testa | Kelheim, Eichstätt, Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | Eurysternum crassipes and Thalassemys marina are synonyms. | |||
P. oberndorferi | Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation | Platychelyid sea turtle | |||
S. parsonsi | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | ||||
| Tropidemys [59] | T. langii | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
| Thalassemys [62] | T. bruntrutana | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeolodon [63] | A. priscus | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Two partial skeletons | A teleosaur | |
A. bavaricus | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Partial skeleton [65] | An atoposaurid | ||
| Atoposaurus [64] | A. oberndorferi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An atoposaurid | ||
| Cricosaurus [66] | C. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton preserving soft tissue | ||
| C. bambergensis | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | One almost complete skeleton | |||
C. elegans | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and vertebrae (NHM 43005) [67] Partial skull (NHM 37006 [67] ) | |||
| C. rauhuti | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial 3D skull | |||
| Crocodilaemus | C. sp | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile | ||
D. maximus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Schamhaupten, Painten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth (JME-SOS4577, JME-SOS2535 [67] ) [69] | A metriorhynchid | ||
G. giganteus | Solnhofen, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and mandible (NHM 37020) [70] Isolated tooth (NHM 37016) [70] | A metriorhynchid | ||
| G. grandis | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | ||||
R. gracilis | Eichstätt, Zandt, Daiting | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation, Torleite Formation | Skull and skeleton (NHM R.3948) [70] [67] | A metriorhynchid | ||
| Machimosaurus | M. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Isolated teeth | A machimosaurid teleosaur | |
| Sericodon | S. jugleri | Isolated Teeth | An aeolodontine teleosaur | |||
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeopteryx [71] | A. albersdoerferi [72] | Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation | Parts of the skull and wings | ||
A. siemensii [73] | Langenaltheim, Workerszell | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
A. lithographica [71] | Langenaltheim, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||||
| Alcmonavis [74] | A. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial wing | ||
C. longipes [71] | Kelheim (Goldberg) | Altmühltal Formation | Complete skeleton | Stomach contents are preserved in the form of the lizard Schoenesmahl. A second specimen of the genus is known from the French Canjuers Lagerstätte. | ||
| Juravenator [75] | J. starki | Schamhaupten | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton with soft tissue | ||
| Ostromia [76] | O. crassipes | Jachenhausen | Torleite Formation | Partial limb bones | ||
| Sciurumimus [77] | S. albersdoerferi | Painten | Torleite Formation | Complete skeleton of a juvenile preserving soft tissue | ||
| Wellnhoferia [78] | W. grandis | Altmühltal | Altmühltal Formation | Almost complete skeleton | Possibly synonymous with Archaeopteryx . | |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. scolopaciceps | Formerly classified as a species of Pterodactylus, closely related to Ardeadactylus, Aurorazhdarcho, and Cycnorhamphus. [79] | |||||
A. ammoni | The holotype consists of a partial skeleton, while the second specimen is represented by a perfectly preserved juvenile including soft tissue. | |||||
A. longicollum | The holotype was destroyed in a WW2 air raid, but another more complete specimen is known from the Nusplingen limestone. | Formerly considered a species of Pterodactylus, it is more closely related to Gnathosaurus and Germanodactylus. [80] | ||||
| Altmuehlopterus [81] | A. rhamphastinus | |||||
A. micronyx | ||||||
| Bellubrunnus [83] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Single complete skeleton of a juvenile | ||
| Balaenognathus [84] | B. maeuseri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | |||
C. elegans | Originally classified as Pterodactylus elegans | |||||
| C. gracile | ||||||
| C. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Skull and two cervical vertebrae | |||
C. suevicus | Originally classified as Pterodactylus suevicus. This genus originally hails from the Nusplingen Limestone | |||||
| Diopecephalus [81] | D. kochi | |||||
G. cristatus | Originally classified as Pterodactylus cristatus | |||||
G. subulatus | ||||||
| Makrodactylus [85] | M. oligodontus | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Partial skeleton and skull | A non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan | |
| Spathagnathus [86] | S. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Isolated incomplete rostrum | Gnathosaurine ctenochasmatid with novel tooth and dental enamel features | |
P. antiquus | Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia. [87] | |||||
| Petrodactyle [88] | P. wellnhoferi | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
| Propterodactylus [89] | P. frankerlae | Ulmense | Painten Formation [90] | A complete skeleton | Notable for its transitional features between pterodactyloids and more basal monofenestratans | |
R. muensteri | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Painten, Kelheim | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Only one species is currently supported as valid, the rest represent growth stages, often of other species, synonyms, or nomina dubia. [91] | |||
| " Rhamphodactylus " | Indeterminate | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | |||
S. crassirostris [92] | Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Altmühltal Formation, Mörnsheim Formation | A Solnhofen genus erected in 1861 by J. A. Wagner when he recognized the rhamphorhynchoid nature of "Pterodactylus" crassirostris after the discovery of a specimen with a preserved tail. [92] The Solnhofen Limestone is the only known source of Scaphognathus fossils. [92] S. crassirostris was originally named P. crassirostris in 1831 by August Goldfuss who mistook the tailless specimen for a new Pterodactylus species. [92] | |||
| Skiphosoura [93] | S. bavarica | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | Mostly complete disarticulated skeleton | A large basal monofenstratan |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pliosauridae [94] | Indeterminate | Kelheim, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation | Isolated teeth of great size |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liliocrinus [95] | L. sp | ||||
| Millericrinus [95] | M. mespiliformis | ||||
| M. nobilis | |||||
| Balanocrinus [95] | B. sigmaringensis | ||||
| B. subteres | |||||
| Pentacrinus [95] | P. cf. pentagonalis | ||||
| Comaturella [95] | C. pennata | Solnhofen, Zandt, Langenaltheimer Haardt | Almtühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| C. formosa | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Solanocrinites [95] | S. costatus | ||||
| S. gracilis | |||||
| S. imperialis | |||||
| Saccocoma [96] | S. pectinata | Saccocoma remains are the most common macroscopic fossils in the Solnhofen limestone. [96] | |||
| S. tenella | Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geocoma [95] | G. carinata | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | | |
| G. planata | |||||
| Ophiopetra [95] | O. lithographica | Kelheim, Hienheim | Painten Formation | ||
| Ophiurella [95] | O. speciosa | Solnhofen, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| Sinosura [95] | S. kelheimense | Hienheim, Ried, Kelheim | Painten Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archasteropecten [95] | A. elegans | ||||
| Lithaster [95] | L. jurassicus | ||||
| Pentasteria [95] | P. tithonica | Hienheim | Painten Formation | ||
| P. lithographica | Zandt | Painten Formation | |||
| Riedaster [95] | R. reicheli | Ried | Painten Formation | ||
| Terminaster [95] | T. cancriformis | Böhmfeld | Altmühltal Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diplocidaris [95] | D. sp | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | ||
| Rhabdocidaris [95] | R. boehmi | ||||
| R. mayri | |||||
| R. orbignyana | Brunn, Painten | Torleite Formation, Painten Formation | |||
| R. trispinata | |||||
| R. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
| Plegiocidaris [95] | P. blumenbachii | ||||
| P. sp | |||||
| Paracidaris [95] | P. sp |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diadematacea [95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Echinothurioidea [95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Polydiadema [95] | P. sp | ||||
| Diademopsis [95] | D. sp | ||||
| Hemipedina [95] | H. sp | ||||
| Pedina [95] | P. lithographica | ||||
| P. sp | Painten | Painten Formation | |||
| Phymopedina [95] | P. marchamensis | Painten | Painten Formation | ||
| P. sp | |||||
| Hemicidaris [95] | H. intermedia | Eichstätt, Zandt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | | |
| Acrocidaris [95] | A. sp | ||||
| Diplopodia [95] | D. subangularis | ||||
| Pseudodiadema [95] | P. lithographica | Ried, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | ||
| P. pseudodiadema | |||||
| Tetragramma [95] | T. planissima | Painten | Painten Formation |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phymosoma [95] | P. sp | Mörnsheim, Breitenhill | Mörnsheim Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| Pseudosalenia [95] | P. aspera | Brunn, Schamhaupten | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
| Pygaster [95] | P. sp | ||||
| Holectypus [95] | H. corallinus | ||||
| H. sp | |||||
| Kieripygurus [95] | K. jurensis | ||||
| Pygurus [95] | P. sp | Eichstätt, Kelheim, Schamhaupten, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | ||
| Nucleolites [95] | N. sp | Brunn, Kelheim | Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | ||
| Collyropsis [95] | C. carinata | ||||
| C. sp | |||||
| Stomechinus [95] | S. perlatus | Kapfelberg | Altmühltal Formation? |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumaraina [95] | J. sp | ||||
| Achistrum [95] | A. sp | ||||
| Hemisphaerantos [95] | H. sp | ||||
| Priscopedatus [95] | P. sp | ||||
| Synallactidae [95] | Indeterminate |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuculida? [95] | Indeterminate | ||||
| Solemya [95] | S. sp | Pfalzpaint | Altmühltal Formation | a solemyidan |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudaganides | P. franconicus | Solnhofen? | Altmühltal Formation | a nautilid | |
| P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid | ||
| Pseudonautilus | P. sp | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | a nautilid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthoteuthis | A. leichi | A belemnoteuthid | |||
| A. speciosa | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Birkhof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid | ||
| Belemnoteuthis | B. mayri | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoteuthid | |
| Hibolithes | H. hasatus | Solnhofen, Breitenhill, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation, Torleite Formation | A mesohibolitidaen | |
| H. semisulcatus | A mesohibolitidaen | ||||
| Pavloviteuthis | P. kapitzkei | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid | |
| Rhaphibelus | R. acicula | Eichstätt. Blumenberg, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnitidan | |
| Winkleriteuthis | W. problematicus | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A belemnoid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeolepas [95] | A. redtenbacheri | Ried, Hienheim, Kehlheim | Painten Formation | Specimens of this Genus are often found in small groups attache to the ammonite Gravesius | |
| Eolepas [95] | E. quenstedti | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | This genus often occurs attached to the flanks of perisphinctid ammonites but it is also found attached to sponges of the genus Codites | |
| Martillepas("Pollicipes") [95] | M. holisi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | Commonly found attached to ammonites | |
| Litholepas [101] | L. klausreschi | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | The species is based on 13 complete specimens attached to a sponge of the genus Codites |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bopyridae [95] | Indeterminate | Presence indicated by characteristic markings on the exoskeletons of other crustaceans [95] | |||
| Brunnaega [95] | B. roeperi | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| Brunnella [95] | B. rothgaengeri | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| Palaega [95] | P. kunthi | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cymothoidid | |
| P. sp | A cymothoidid | ||||
| Schweglerella [95] | S. strobli | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A sphaeromatid | |
| Urda [95] | U. rostrata | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | |
| U. punctata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate isopod | ||
| Niveotanais [95] | N. brunnensis | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A tanadacean |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthochirana [95] | A. angulata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | |
| A. cordata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | ||
| A. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
| Aeger [95] | A. elegans | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | An aegerid | |
| A. spinipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Langenaltheim, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
| A. tipularius | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | An aegerid | ||
| Epipenaeus(Carpopenaeus) [105] | E. peterbuergeri | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A carpopenaid | |
| Albertoppelia [106] | A. kuempeli | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Antrimpos [95] | A. nonodon | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| A. speciosus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| A. undenarius | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Bylgia [95] | "B." haeberleini | A penaeidid | |||
| "B." hexadon | A penaeidid | ||||
| B. ruedeli [106] | Painten, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| B. spinosa | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | | |
| B. anjobea | Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Drobna [95] | D. deformis | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Dusa [95] | D. denticulata | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | |
| D. monocera | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| D. reschi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Eystaettia [95] | E. intermedius | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Franconipenaeus [95] | F. meyeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Koelga [95] | K. curvirostris | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| K. muensteri [106] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid | ||
| Libanocaris [95] | L. annettae | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A penaeidid | |
| Pseudodusa [106] | P. frattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A penaeidid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmelingia [95] | S. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palaemonid | |
| Udora [95] | U. brevispina | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Alltmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A procaridoid | |
| U. koschnyi [106] | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A procaridoid | ||
| Udorella [95] | U. agassizi | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A procaridoid | |
| Harthofia [95] | H. bergeri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | |
| H. blumenbergi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
| H. polzi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
| H. heidenreichetfauseri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A alvinocarid | ||
| Alcmonacaris [95] | A. winkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| Bavaricaris [107] | haereri | Wegscheid, Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | Potentially a palaemonid | |
| Blaculla [95] | B. nikoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| B. sieboldi | Eichstätt, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. haugi | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. felthausetsauteri [108] | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| B. anjobea | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| Buergerocaris [106] | B. psittacoides | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Ctenodusa | C. bronni | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Hefriga [95] | H. frischmanni | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| H. proboscideawulfi [106] | Zandt | Painten Formation | A carid | ||
| H. norbertwinkleri | Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| H. rogerfrattigianii | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| H. serrata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | ||
| H. schlechtingerae | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | ||
| Pleopteryx [106] | P, kuempeli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A carid | |
| Schernfeldia [95] | S. schweigerti | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| Occultocaris [108] | O. feckei | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A carid | |
| Palaeobresilia [109] | P. kurthetriegeri | Eichstätt, Schamhaupten | Altmühltal Formation,Painten Formation | The oldest known member of the bresiloidea |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudastacus [110] | P. pustulosus | Eichstätt, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | |
| P. muensteri | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
| Stenochirus [110] | S. angustus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A stenochirid | |
| S. mayeri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Daiting | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation | A stenochirid | ||
| Malmuncina [111] | M. wulfi | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A uncinid | |
| Uncina [112] | U. ultima | Blumenberg | Altmühltal Formation | A uncinid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eryma [113] | E. elongatum | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| E. modestiforme | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| E. punctatum | Eichstätt, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| E. verrucosa | Eichstätt, Painten, Hienheim | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| (Galicia)E. veltheimii | Painten, Kelheim | Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| Erymastacus [113] | E. major | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| Palaeastacus [113] | P. fuciformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | |
| P. poeschli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A erymid | ||
| P. rothgaengerae | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A erymid | ||
| Pustulina [113] | P. minuta | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| P. suevica | Eichstätt, Painten | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A erymid | ||
| Stenodactylina [114] | S. devillezi | Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A erymid | |
| Gigacerina [95] | G. saemanni | Brunn | Torleite Formation | A glypheid | |
| Glyphea [110] | G. jurensis | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | |
| G. pseudoscyllarus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Zandt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. veltheimi | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. viohli | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. nov. spec. (Type A) [95] | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld | Altmühltal Formation | A glypheid | ||
| G. nov. spec. (Type B) [95] | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
| Glypheopsis [95] | G. tenuis | Painten, Zandt | Painten Formation | A glypheid | |
| Squamosoglyphea [115] | S. redenbacheri | A glypheid | |||
| S. squamosa | Kelheim | Painten Formation | A glypheid | ||
| S. rogeri | A glypheid | ||||
| Mecochirus [95] | M. longimanatus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A mecochirid M. bajeri and M. brevimanus represent females of M. longimanatus |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperiopyxis [95] | A. wulfetzergiebeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? | |
| Etallonia [95] | E. longimana | Solnhofen, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
| E. hoellorum | a axiid? | ||||
| E. raineralberti | Brunn | Torleite Formation | a axiid? | ||
| Magila [95] | M. deformis | a axiid? | |||
| M. desmarestii | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | a axiid? | ||
| M. latimana | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | ||
| Megachela [95] | M. frickhingeri | Eichstätt, Breitenhill | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | a axiid? | |
| Reschia [95] | R. barbarea | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | indeterminate thalassinidaen |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleia [95] | C. longipes | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A coleiid | |
| Palaeopentacheles [110] | P. roettenbacheri | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A palaeopentachelid | |
| Cycleryon [110] | C. elongatus | Zandt, Breitenhill | Painten Formation | A eryonid | |
| C. orbiculatus | Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation,Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A eryonid C. subrotundus is a juvenile of this species | ||
| C. propinquus | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid C. spinimanus is a female form of this species | ||
| C. wulfi | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Eryon [116] | E. cuvieri | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
| Adamanteryon | A. fourneti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | |
| Knebelia [95] | K. bilobata | Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
| K. schuberti | Painten | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Rogeryon [117] | R. oppeli | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A eryonid | |
| Soleryon [118] | S. schorri | Wattendorf | Torleite Formation | A eryonid | |
| S. sp | Zandt | Painten Formation | A eryonid | ||
| Palinurina [95] | P. longipes | Eichstätt, Wegscheid, Painten, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A palinurid Phyllosoma is the larval form of this genus | |
| P. tenera | Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A palinurid | ||
| Phalangites [95] | P. priscus | Eichstätt, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | larvae of a palinurid | |
| Cancrinos [95] | C. claviger | Eichstätt, Langenaltheim, Painten, Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation, Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A cancrinid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulavescus [119] | A. paintenensis | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
| Gastrosacus [120] | G. wetzleri | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A galatheoidean | |
| Orhomalus [95] | O. deformis | Solnhofen, Eichstätt | Altmühltal Formation | A hermit crab | |
| Paleopagurus [95] | P. sp | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A hermit crab |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssophthalmus | A. mirus | Zandt | Painten Formation | A longodromitid | |
| Bucculentum [121] | B. arnosavelkouli | Mühlheim | Mörnsheim Formation | A bucculentid | |
| Goniodromites [95] | G. serratus | Eichstätt, Painten, Schamhaupten, Breitenhill, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
| Pithonoton [95] | P. marginatum | Zandt | Painten Formation | A goniodromitid | |
| Planoprosopon [95] | P. heydeni | Schamhaupten | Painten Formation | A longodromitid |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolimulus | M. walchi | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Schernfeld, Wegscheid, Kelheim, Ettling | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A limulid often found associated with Trackways |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurycide ? [122] | E. golem | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | An ascorhynchid | |
| Colossopantopodus [122] | C. nanus | Unknown | Altmühltal Formation | A colossendeidaen |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clausocaris | C. lithographica | Solnhofen, Eichstätt, Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A clausocarid | |
| Dollocaris | D. michelorum | Wegscheid | Altmühltal Formation | A dollocarid | |
| Mayrocaris | M. bucculata | Solnhofen, Schernfeld, Zandt | Altmühltal Formation, Painten Formation | A dollocarid | |
| Falcatacaris | F. bastelbergeri | Solnhofen | Altmühltal Formation | A thylacocephalan |
| Genus | Species | Locality | Formation | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonella | A. quadrata | Pfalzpaint | Geisental Formation [123] | Greatly resembles the Cambrian Protospongia [124] | |
| Hruodospongia | H. lithographica | Wintershof | Altmühltal Formation | An axinellid sponge, the third sponge genus known from Solnhofen [125] | |
| Neochoiaella | N. frattigianii | Langenaltheim | Altmühltal Formation | An extreme Lazarus taxon, resembles the Cambrian choiid sponges. [124] |
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